There Is No Accounting For Grace…

Grace is freely given and this is a beautiful thing. Grace changes things, makes things new, carries us forth, heals us and more. There is no “formula” – it just is.

Grace is ultimately a mystery.

A week ago, I was pretty sure that my dog would not make it another day. On Monday, things were so low that I had made an appointment for Tuesday night at the vet for… well, you know. She was not really eating, and she was incontinent, plus she was just so weak. The light in her eyes was fading.

Mark objected to the appointment and she was eating a little, so I backed off. Well, she did get a little better. Then she got worse again by Thursday – really bad.

So? Well here we are on Sunday. On Friday she started to perk up again and it has been uphill ever since. She is doing remarkably well. I know that this won’t last forever, but I am grateful for this gift of grace and of our dog, Gracie.

Thanks to so many for all the prayers. Please keep them coming and know that we pray for you too.

22 Responses

Fran, I’m so happy Grace is doing better, but am sorry you’re in this position. It’s a tough place to be watching as faithful loving pet child suffer and wondering when is finally the right moment to say goodbye. May your faith and Grace guide you. Betsey, Ross and I are thinking of all of you.

Oh, Fran, been there, done that. It sounds so much like the last days of Mr. Willis Woo. I never knew from day to day if it was going to be the “well…you know…” day. But in the end it all seemed to work the way it should have. Unfortunately, we don’t have the wisdom of hindsight when we are in this place in the present moment. Prayers.

Oh, Fran,thank you for the update. You and your entire family have been in my thoughts and prayers as you journey with your beloved Gracie ~ they are as vulnerable as the child Jesus in their inability to communicate their needs and as loving and forgiving as our Father God (no coincidence dog is God spelled backwards). Just love on her and be gentle with yourself. I so love that she is named grace – somehow it defines this advent-like period of waiting. With you in thoughts and prayers.
Shelly

Your faith and Amazing Gracie will guide you. We had a similar experience when The Antique Dogge had her second stroke and was unable to walk. We had The Appointment, and decided it could wait a bit because Tasha was still smiling. Within a couple days, she was fully back on her feet — rickety (but only a little more than she already had been), but moving under her own power again. I’m so glad to hear Gracie’s doing better, as that means you are, too!

Fran, both Carol and I can relate to your feelings at this time. It was difficult for us to see our pet cat, Atticus, need to go to sleep a few years ago. But since God has given us our pets to love and take care of, he, too, will take care of us in times of struggle like this. Be assured of our prayers.